Went to a charity premiere of the new Bond fillum last night. Lots of folks from work all done up on their fonery and a few in fancy dress too, which was a laugh.
Pretty decent action flick and not at all what I had expected. Much more retro with some nice references back to the classics. Then. I realised it was the first ever Bond fillum that I had seen in the cinema.
Also had not seen Daniel Craig in the role before. He's no Sean Connery but he gave a good performance in character with the original intent and streets ahead of some others.
Worth a watch.

Great cast; I'll put it on my to-see list. Craig makes a good Bond, tho we all know that there really is no other Bond besides Connery...

Interesting Trivia:

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After receiving a personal invitation from Queen Elizabeth II , Daniel Craig appeared as James Bond in promotion of this film at the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London... The Daniel Craig and Queen Elizabeth II pretend entertainment segment features Craig as James Bond who meets with the Queen to escort her safely to the stadium. They are seen going to a helicopter which flies along the Thames River to the cauldron whereby stunt-doubles then 'skyfall' jumped out of the copters down to the awaiting ceremony to familiar James Bond music. The segment has been said to be the Queen's first ever acting role.

Craig is a great actor and makes a great Bond. I cannot say he's not as good or better than Connery, as each Bond actor made the character his own. To be sure, Craig is a darker and more serious Bond.

Until Quantum Solace, the only Bond film I had seen in the theater was Live and Let Die when I was a lad - the first theater movie I saw without my parents. The wife and I have a movie date in November when Skyfall appears here . . .